The internet is full of videos of unusual pet behavior. But while they’re often harmlessly funny and quirky, sometimes an animal’s strange habit can be potentially harmful.
When one man shared a video of his pet cat licking a household object, he didn’t realize how serious it actually was — until commenters gave him a serious warning that had him rushing his pet to the vet.
The TikTok channel @beaglebitez often posts cute and funny videos of the owners’ pet cats. One video from 2022 shows pet cat Pocky exhibiting an unusual quirk: licking the family’s Himalayan salt lamp.
The cat licked it so much that it left a dent in the light fixture, as Pocky “licks it as a sea salt popsicle.”
The owners seemed to think nothing of it but typically funny cat behavior: “I guess that’s why our cat has been drinking so much water from his water fountain lately,” the owners joked.
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However, they soon got a warning that the cat’s behavior was no laughing matter. Many comments warn that cats licking salt lamps could leave them with unhealthy or even lethal sodium levels:
you need to move that ASAP, I don’t think that’s good for them
pls take that away from the cat! it can cause severe dehydration, kidney failure and brain shrinkage!
cats are NOT supposed to intake salt like that
get vet to check his kidney function
